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Broken Rail Near Delft Severely Cuts Rotterdam Train Service Through Weekend

Repairs will take days due to the concrete-embedded track at the Poldervaartbrug.

Overview

  • NS is running an adjusted timetable for routes to and from Rotterdam, affecting travelers from The Hague, Leiden and Delft.
  • ProRail says the disruption will last at least through the end of the weekend.
  • The fault is a fractured rail at the Poldervaartbrug between Delft Campus and Schiedam.
  • Fixing the damage requires chiselling out the embedded rail, installing a replacement, recasting the concrete and allowing it to cure, and the repair window is still being scheduled.
  • High-speed services continue on separate tracks, trains that do run are expected to be crowded and NS has not provided a precise delay estimate.